Life is like the four seasons.Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life.I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school.I learned many new things.Like a flower, I grew bigger every day.There were happy days and sorrowful days：some days the sun shone, and some days it didn't.
In my twenties, I had a good job.I was strong and happy.Then I married and had a child.In those days, I didn't have much time to think.Every day I was busy and worked very hard.And so, I started to get some white hairs.The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter.Leaves fell from the trees.My child was a university student, and then an engineer.My home was much quieter.I started walking more slowly.One day I stopped working.I had more time.I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder.Winter has come.I am older and weaker.I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
1.The writer started walking more slowly in the ________ of his life.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn
2.According to the passage, how old is he during the summer of his life?
A. 33. B. 62. C. 87.
3.What does the underlined word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?
A. Sad. B. Exciting. C. Wonderful.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The writer was an engineer. B. The writer had a garden with flowers.
C. The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.
5.The best title of the passage can be “________”．
A. Four Seasons B. Four Seasons in My Life C. Four Seasons in a Year
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情景七选五 请阅读下面一段对话，根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入对话的五个选项。
A．Have you ever been there?
B．When did you go there last time?
C．I plan to learn to swim.
D．I'd like to go somewhere cool.
E．How do you want to go there?
F．I've been there three times.
G．Have you decided where to go?
A：Hi, James! The summer vacation is coming! What are you going to do during the vacation?
B：I'm going to travel.1.
A：Sounds great! 2.
B：Not yet.I want to go to a place that I've never been to.Any advice?
A：I think Qinhuangdao is a good place.It's quite cool there in summer.
B：Thanks for your advice.3.
A：Yes，I have.
B：How many times have you been there?
A：4. I'm sure you will like it.
B：OK.I'll go to Qinhuangdao.What's your plan for the summer vacation?
A：5.
B：It'll be great fun.
When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to the United States.It wasn't the first time I had been ______．Like most English children，I learned French at school and I had often been to France.______ I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who did not understand ______．But when I went to America，I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any ______ problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport.I was looking for a ______ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring.So I asked an old man, “I want to give my friend a ring.Could you help me? ” “Well，that's ______．” he answered in surprise.“You look very ______．Are you getting married？” “Oh，No，” I replied.“I just want to give a ring to tell him I've arrived.Could you tell me ______ there's a phone box near here？” “Oh！Sorry，” he said，“There's a phone downstairs.”
When we met up，Danny ______ the misunderstanding to me.“Don't worry! I met such problems at first.There are lots of words which the Americans ______ differently in meaning from English people.But most of the time the English and American people understand each other well! You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say.”
1.A. out B. abroad C. outside
2.A. But B. So C. And
3.A. English B. French C. Russian
4.A. lesson B. money C. language
5.A. cheap B. popular C. public
6.A. good B. strange C. funny
7.A. young B. smart C. little
8.A. where B. what C. if
9.A. described B. explained C. talked
10.A. write B. speak C. use
—“Food Safety” has become one of the hottest topics recently.
—Yeah, it receives ________ Internet hits a day.
A. thousands B. thousands of C. thousand
I've never ________ the news.
A. heard of B. hear C. heard
—________ of the books are pictures.
—Then the children can understand them easily.
A. Three fourth B. Three fourths C. Three four
